Our Blog

The first week of the US Open is in full swing! What a wonderful time to be in NYC, a city whose electric energy is only heightened by the buzz and international appeal of this Grand Slam. After spending the past few months in Europe, having had the opportunity to attend not only Wimbledon but also the Olympics in London, Mayleen is back in the US to support the tennis community and cheer on her favorite players at Flushing Meadows. It’s been a great opportunity to meet and interact with DT fans, so if you see her at an event or on the grounds, be sure to say ‘hello’!

Mayleen Ramey’s heading to Boston for a comprehensive course on the history of tennis! Her professor is none other than than Mr. Tennis Encyclopedia, himself, the distinguished and fashionable, Bud Collins. Once she’s hit the book, she’ll hit the courts with some very strange-looking equipment and try her hand at the predecessor to modern tennis, Court Tennis. From there, she’ll proudly don crimson at the Harvard Tennis Academy for some good old-fashioned drills and then she’s off to explore the in’s and out’s of this historic, beautiful and active city. Bean town, here we come!

WELCOME

Hello! Ni hao! Bonjour! Hola! Bok!

Some call me a jet-setter, wanderlust, even a gypsy...these are pretty accurate. But my new favorite word is "ferweh"-- a desire to travel, a longing for far-off places. The German translation literally means "farsickness", the opposite of being "home sick".

I've been flying and moving since I was born. Another favorite travel term of mine is "Third Culture Kid", which is a child that has parents of different cultures and grows up in an entirely different one; that's me, sort of. My parents are American & Chinese, but I was raised in Turkey, Ecuador, Zambia, Malaysia & America. Which understandably is why, I feel the most at home when I'm traveling.